There's a nice discussion in the LA Times about the New York City Council's attempts to block Wal-Mart by first refusing a variance earlier this year and most recentlying passing an ordinance requiring grocers to have minimum health benefit coverage that is distinctly non-Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart was not specifically named. Bloomberg came out against the measure due to its anti-free market bent. The New York University Law School helped write the policy, concurrently with a poverty study it is conducting.
This isn't a big stumbling block though. The company is actively looking for a foothold in New York City.
"Manhattan is a particular challenge, but we are looking at all the boroughs," said the company spokeswoman. "There already are big boxes in the city … Target is already in the city … as is Home Depot … They're nonunionized [and] doing well. And we want to be a part of the market as well.
"We're looking in Staten Island, Queens, the Bronx," she said. "We're looking all over the place."
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